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Posted by Laraine on February 26, 1998 at 12:03:18:

In response to Funny lines in Part 2, written by Kay on February 23, 1998 at 20:32:37

My favorite line is about the Miss Alans:

That there are shops abroad, even in Athens, never occurred to them, for they regarded travel as a species of warfare, only to be undertaken by hotse who have been fully armed at the Haymarket stores.

I've underlined what I think is a line of genius in a brilliant paragraph. What I think is incredible is how that brief statement mirrors so much of my reading/life experience.

It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, `She loves young Emerson.' A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome `nerves' or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed?

REPLIES:

• Lucy as Emma? Carolyn B 20:34:31 2/26/98 (1)
  • Nice analogy! Laraine 10:25:47 2/27/98 (0)

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